# Chikhalkarmari Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Chikhalkarmari

Chikhalkarmari is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494222**. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 67 households**, the 100th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 321people (2011)
- 67households
- 41.4%literacy
- 494222PIN code

## Chikhalkarmari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhalkarmari is 494222.** Chikhalkarmari falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494222
- Gram panchayatMuli
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449440

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chikhalkarmari from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chikhalkarmari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhalkarmari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chikhalkarmari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 68% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chikhalkarmari

Of every 100 households in Chikhalkarmari in 2011, 48 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikhalkarmari · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chikhalkarmari?

■ Chikhalkarmari · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1214**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1708**

**994

Working population ****51.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 32.6% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 79 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bakavand

- Sandeoda462 people
- Borigaon379 people
- Kuruspal375 people
- Bagraiy372 people
- Choknar Alis Bangla Dongri317 people
- Amadula280 people
- Balputi276 people
- Sodkarmari253 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhalkarmari?494222
- How far is Chikhalkarmari from Jagdalpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhalkarmari?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhalkarmari in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhalkarmari?41.4% (Census 2011)